Soap dissolver and mixer



Jan. 9, 1951 s. TERAUCH! SOAP DISSOLVER AND MIXER Filed July 21, 1948 3Sheets-Sheet l Sela/1i Terauchi INVENTOR.

Jan. 9, 1951 s. TERAUCHI SOAP DISSOLVER AND MIXER 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 FiledJuly 21, 1948 Se/ch/ Terauc/u' INVENTOR. 405:.

Jan. 9, 1951 s. TERAUCHI 2,537,716

SOAP DISSOLVER AND MIXER Filed July 21, 1948 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 Seichl'Terauchi INVENTOR.

Wadi (Ml/WW w Patented Jan. 9, 1951 units!) STATES OFFICE SOAPDISSOLVEB, AND MIXER- Seichi 'llerauchi, Honolulu, Territory of HawaiiApplication July 21, 1948, Serial No. 39,880

Claims. 1

This invention relates to a soap dissolver and mixer for use byattachment to faucets in the kitchen or bathroom.

A great deal of washing of dishes, pots and pans, and other householdarticles is carried out utilizing a soap water mixture or solution. Itis the primary object of this invention to provide acompact andefficient soap and water mixer to be attached to kitchen or bathroomfaucets in such a manner that a ready supply of soap water mixture orsolution will be available when desired, thereby obviating the necessityof making up a separate soap water solution in a separate containerwhenever it is needed.

Another object of this invention is to provide a soap water maker thatcan readily utilize small soap articles that are normally discarded bythe housewife.

Still another object of this invention is the provision of a soapdissolver and mixer which will supply water as well as a soap watermixture to the articles to be cleaned and which has valve means wherebythe soap Water mixture may be interrupted when desired without stoppingthe flow of the water.

Yet another object of the invention is the provision of a soap dissolverand mixer which will accomplish the objects stated hereinabove and whichadditionally is simple and functional in construction, allowing forready disassembling of the device whereby the parts may be properiycleaned or repaired and then reassembled for use.

These, together with various ancillary objects and features of theinvention which will later become apparent as the following descriptionproceeds are attained by this device, a preferred embodiment of whichhas been illustrated by way of example only in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the soap dissolver and mixer incomplete assembly ready for use;

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view of the device shown in Figure 1,some parts being shown in elevation;

Figure 3 is a plan view of the valve disk;

Figure 4 is a plan view of the stationary partition plate;

Figure 5 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially on the planeof the section line 55 of Figure 2;

Figure 6 is a perspective view showing the details of construction andassembly of the first and second valve disks;

' Figure 7 is a horizontal sectional view taken c 2 substantially on theplane of the section line 1-1 of Figure 2; Figure 8 is a horizontalsectional view taken substantially 0n the plane of section line B8 ofFigure 2;

Figure 9 is an exploded perspective view of the bottom of the soapconveyor and the receiving plate for same; and

Figure 10 is a perspective view of the actual axial conduit directlyconnecting the upper section of the mixer and the lower section of themixer showing the disposition of fins thereon. I Specific reference isnow made to the drawings. In the several views in the accompanyingdrawings and in the following specification, similarreference'characters indicate corresponding elements throughout.

Generally indicated at Ill is the soap dissolver and mixer whichconsists essentially of an upper section 52, an intermediate section l4and a bottom section it, all substantially cylindrical in shape, theintermediate section l4 being of somewhat smaller diameter, and thebottom portion of the upper and lower sections being tapered as at l8and 2B. Depending from the bottom of the lower section 29 andcommunicating with the interior thereof is a conventional dischargeconduit or faucet 22. x

The sections are removably interconnected in the following fashion. Thetop edge of the bot-- tom section 26 is flanged as at 24 while thebottom edge of the intermediate portion Is is also flanged as at 26. Aplurality of fastening apertures are provided in both flanges forremovably receiving bolts or screws and appropriate nuts as shown at 28.Additionally, the flange 24 is provided with a circumferential slot 30,the significance of which will be explained later.

Disposed horizontally in the intermediatesection I4 and securablyattached to the upper inner faces thereof are a pair of supportingplates 32 having central bores 34. A suitable bearing 36 is secured tothe plates 32 in alignment with the bore 34. The topmost edge of theintermediate section I 4 is alsoprovided with an angulated lip or flange38. The. apex of the tapered bottom l8 of the upper section I2 is openand fianged as at 49. It will be seen that the upper section I2 isfrictionally supported on the intermediate section [4 by means of theangulated lip 33 and the bearing 35.

Disposed axially through the dispenser It and directly connecting theupper section l2 with the lower section I6 is a conduit 42 having anupper lip portion 44. The conduit 42 is frictionally supported at itstop end by means of the lip portion 44 resting on the inner faces of thetapered bottom l8 of the upper section 12. Secured to the outer walls ofthe conduit 42 and arranged thereon substantially Within the area of theintermediate section M a plurality of arcuate blades or fins 46 areprovided. In the walls of the intermediate section l4 and operativelyopposing said fins 46 a pair of inlets are provided with a pair offlexible washers 43 therethrough for frictionally engaging a pair ofjets U threaded at their ends and provided with nuts 52 for removablyretaining hoses 54, which hoses are frictionally secured to the waterfaucets (not shown) of the kitchen or bathroom.

Substantially in the center of the bottom section It is found a screencontainer 56 substantially cruciform in crossseetion. The top surface ofthe screen container 58 is removably but non-rotatably secured to theouter bottom surface of the conduit 44 by means of angle irons 58 provided with suitable fastening means as at St. Secured to the bottominner surface of the screen container 56 by means of bolts or screws 62is a serrated bore 54.

Axially disposed through the soap mixer Hi and through the conduit Ml isa screw agitator 65 provided at its lower extremity with a toothed gearmember 68 which frictionally engages the serrated bore 84. At its topextremity, the screw agitator 66 is rotatably received in a journal 18which is suitably secured to the central inner surface of a cover platei2 which covers the upper section of the mixer 52.

It will be noted that the bottom section IE is provided with an innermixing chamber it which is separated from the outer surface of thesection l6 by a thickness of wall i5. This wall 36 is not entirelysolid, but instead is provided with a plurality of arcuate conduits 18.

Between the bottom section it and the intermediate section i i a diskvalve is provided and retained between the sections between the flanges24 and 26 by means of the bolt screws 28. The disk valve comprises apair of substantially circular plates, one of which will be designated apartition plate 88 and the other will be designated a valve disk 82. Thepartition plate Bil is secured to the top surface of the walls 76 bysuitable removable fastening means through apertures 85. The partitionplate 88 is provided with a circular aperture near the center thereof86, having a diameter approximating the diameter of the conduit 34. Thepartition plate is also provided with a plurality of circumferentialsectorial apertures 88 and a plurality of circumferential arcuate slots89 in radial alignment with the apertures 88. Abutting the partitionplate 80 is a valve disk 82 having a central aperture 99 of diameterequal to that of the aperture 85. This valve disk is also provided witha plurality of circumferential sectorial apertures 92 which are inalignment with the apertures 88 and which are so positioned on both thedisk and the partition plate as to communicate as an inlet means withthe mixing chamber 74 directly above the screen container 56. The valvedisk 82 is also provided with a plurality of circumferential arcuateslots 94 substantially intermediate the apertures 92. As a result of thearrangement of these slots, it will be found that when the valve disk 82and the partition plate 80 abut each other in normal position, that theapertures are in alignment but that the arcuate slots are not inalignment. The arcuate slots 89 and 94 are so positioned on both the 4valve disk 82 and the partition plate as to be disposed directly abovethe conduits 7B in the walls 16 of the bottom section it. In addition,the valve disk is provided with an arm 96 which extends through the slot38 in the flange 24.

Substantially at the apex of the tapered portion 20 of the bottomsection 55 a lug 98 is provided which removably retains a second valvedisk I98 through an aperture 192, which valve disk is also provided witha plurality of circumferential sectorial apertures Hi l and anangula-ted upright arm I98 the free extremity of which arm extendsthrough one of the arcuate slots 84 of the first valve disk 82 as shownat Hi8.

The practical operation of the device is as follows. After the hoseportions 5!; are frictionally secured to the faucets in the kitchen orbathroom, soap particles or bars of soap are positioned in the uppersection 12 and the cover i2 is placed thereon. When the faucets areturned on, the water passes through the jets 58 which are somewhatangulated at their extremities a shown in Figure '7 and the incomingwater impinges the fins .8, thus causing the conduit Mi and the attachedscreen container 56 to rotate which in turn rotates the screw agitator65, which in turn agitates the soap particles in the upper section l2,the soap particles falling by gravity from the upper section E2 to thescreen container 56. In the meantime, the water passes from theintermediate section to the mixing chamber M in the bottom sectionthrough the aligned sectorial apertures 38 and 92. Thus, the water andthe soap particles are being agitated to form a soap solution in thescreen container 56. The soap solution passes out of the bottom of thescreen container 55 through the sectorial apertures 502 of the secondvalve disk Hi9 and then passes through the discharge conduit 22 directlyfor use. When the soap solution is no longer desired, the first valvedisk 82 is rotated by means of the arm or handle 98 throwing theapertures 92 out of alignment with the aperture Hi4 and putting thearcuate slots 94 in alignment with the arcu-ate slots 89. In thisposition, the fresh water coming in from the faucet passes t--rcugh thaligned slots 94 and 89 and into the fresh water conduits 18 which arecommunicative with the discharge conduit or nozzle 22. In this phase ofthe operation, only fresh water is being delivered.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of thedevice Will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art, and afurther detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shownand described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same issusceptible of certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of theinvention as herein described and the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention what is claimed as new is:

1. A soap dissolver and mixer comprising a sectional chamber includingan upper section, intermediate sections, and a lower section, means forremovably interconnecting said sections, means carried by said uppersection for retaining soap, means for agitating the oap in said uppersection, the soap falling by gravity into said lower section, inletmeans carried by said intermediate sections for removably engaging aplurality of faucets, inlet means in said lower chamber for receiving aliquid from said faucets,

a discharge conduit carried by said lower section, valve means carriedby said lower section for controlling the discharge of the soap-fluidmixture, and a tube directly connecting said upper section to said lowersection, said agitating means including a screw axially extendingthrough said tube and means actuated by the inflowing fluid for rotatingsaid screw.

2. The combination of claim 1 and a screened container detachably andnon-rotatably secured to said tube and to said screw in said bottomsection, said means for rotating said screw including fins carried bysaid tube operatively disposed adjacent said faucets.

3. The combination of claim 2 wherein said interconnecting meansincludes a disk valve rotatably positioned between said bottom sectionand an intermediate section, said disk valve including a valve diskhaving an arm depending therefrom, one of said sections having aperipheral slot through which said arm extends.

4. The combination of claim 3 wherein said disk valve includes apartition plate having a plurality of apertures and peripheral arcuateslots therein, said valve disk also having a plurality of apertures andperipheral arcuate slots, said plate and said valve disk abutting eachother in such manner that the apertures are normally in til alignmentabove the screened container while the peripheral arcuate slots arenormally out of align- REFERENCES CITED The following references are ofrecord in the file of this patent:

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